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Trusts Fundraiser
Hours: 35 hours a week. Flexible working considered.
Salary: £40,553 - £44,822
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (with hybrid working options)
More than one in four children is growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way. If you have a track record in trusts fundraising and believe in tackling social and economic injustice, then you could play an important role in helping Child Poverty Action Group deliver on its mission.
CPAG’s grant income from trusts, foundations, and some statutory income has grown significantly to nearly £2 million annually. The Trusts Fundraiser will work with the Head of Fundraising to expand the pipeline, raise restricted and unrestricted grant income, and build relations with funders.
You will have outstanding communication skills, a highly organised approach to work, strong self-motivation and enjoy working in a small team.
We understand that many people, especially people who identify as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or from other underrepresented groups, only apply for jobs when they believe they match all the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria in the person specification and want to play a role in helping to tackle UK child poverty, please consider applying.
We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Trusts Fundraiser job pack and application form.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th November 2024
Interviews will be held in London on: Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November 2024
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Fundraising
Hours: 35 hours a week. Flexible working considered.
Salary: £48,980 – £54,136
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (with hybrid working options)
More than one in four children are growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way. The new UK government has announced its plans to develop a strategy to tackle child poverty, something that Child Poverty Action Group has led the way in calling for.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to play a pivotal role in delivering change for the 4.3 million children growing up in poverty. You will have a demonstrable track record in securing six figure and multi annual grants primarily from trusts, foundations and/or the National Lottery.
You will have the ability to work confidently as a creative and analytical problem solver, and a hands-on fundraiser. CPAG’s fundraised income has grown significantly, and the team raises nearly £3 million annually.
You will be responsible for managing all aspects of fundraising income generation, and leading and supporting a small fundraising team. You will be able to build and nurture relationships with funders, donors and other stakeholders, and have excellent communication skills.
We understand that many people, especially people who identify as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or from other underrepresented groups, only apply for jobs when they believe they match all the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria in the person specification and want to play a key role in helping to tackle UK child poverty, please consider applying.
We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Fundraising job pack and application form.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th November 2024
Interviews will be held in London on: Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November 2024
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Customer Service Executive
Reporting to: Customer Service Manager
Salary: £25,500 + generous non-contributory pension, 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
Hours: 9am to 5.30pm reducing to 9am to 5pm during August & December
We offer working from home 3 days per week, with 2 days in the office minimum per week
Flexible working hours offered after satisfactory completion of probationary period
Primary Responsibility
As Customer Service Executive you will be responsible for ensuring you provide exceptional Customer Service to our external customers. This means striving to delight them at every opportunity and ensuring that their experience of CharityJob is a great one. You will also be responsible for providing administrative support to your internal customers, the Sales Team, to enable them to spend more of their time on activity that results in revenue generation.
The Role
- Taking responsibility for the achievement of the set criteria of administrative tasks ensuring they are completed within the specific timeframes as outlined by the Customer Service Manager.
- To prioritise on answering incoming calls (with some outgoing calls where necessary).
- Organise your workload & be accountable for ensuring the set criteria of tasks agreed are completed consistently and on time.
- To prepare daily, weekly, monthly stats / sales reports as required
- To provide administrative holiday cover for Account Managers to ensure that client requests are actioned.
- Passing customer feedback on to the product, marketing, or sales team to improve CharityJob’s offerings and services.
- Escalating customer enquiries to the appropriate team or person and when necessary, to raise support desk tickets and action follow ups to ensure a satisfactory resolution.
- To be responsible for accurate cleansing and administration of our recruiter database.
- Stay up to date with CharityJob’s new Products & Features.
- To consistently demonstrate a pleasant demeanour, show a can-do mentality & always act as a positive role model both in attitude and application to the task.
- To support other internal departments when needed and as agreed with the CSM.
The Person
- Passionate about delighting customers
- Friendly & outgoing telephone manner
- Fantastic communication skills, both verbal and written
- Detail oriented
- Organised, proactive and a good problem solver
- A great team player with a positive attitude
Does this sound like you? If yes, we would love to hear from you, so please submit your application now!
Please note, phone interviews will not begin until the week commencing the 18th November 2024.
The Company
CharityJob is the UK’s largest and most specialised job board carrying non-profit, NGO, social enterprise, CIC, and voluntary jobs. As the first charity specialist job site in the UK, we demonstrate over two decades’ worth of insight and personal experience, aligning passionate candidates with inspiring organisations.
We're a small friendly team where the culture is entrepreneurial, practical, approachable, and fun all within a stretching environment.
Application Instructions
Please click on the ‘Quick Apply’ button to submit your application.
Regretfully we are only accepting applications for this role from applicants who live in the UK and live within a commutable distance to Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames.
We help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion for motivating and inspiring young people? Do you have experience of working with young people either as an employee or in a voluntary capacity?
A longstanding faith-based organisation committed to education and personal growth, with a focus on empowering young people, is seeking a dedicated Youth Director. The role involves leading a well-established volunteer programme and collaborating with partner schools across England.
The Contract
* Hours - 37.5 hours per week
* Location - You will be home based when not visiting schools.
* Contract - Permanent
* Salary - £40,000 - £45,500 PA Pro rata
* Work pattern: school terms plus additional weeks in the summer
* Start date: 6th January 2025
As the Youth Director, you will lead the development of service projects for students aged 9-18+, manage resources and budgets, and coordinate volunteer participation.
Key responsibilities:
* Manage resources and prepare a budget for the projects and equipment
* Organise monthly meetings with students, oversee liturgical services, and conduct volunteer training sessions as needed
* Maintain regular communication with partner schools
* Regularly review and update all policies and guidelines
About you
* Recent experience of working (for at least 2 years) with young people as a teacher, chaplain or within a youth retreat centre.
* A strong desire to inspire and work with young people
* Demonstrable organisational skill, with proven record of timely delivery of projects
* Proven decision making and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
* Proven experience of effectively managing a resource budget.
* Good IT knowledge
* Empathy and understanding of the Roman Catholic.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills- written, telephone and face to face.
* The skills to be adaptable to varying demands.
* To be able to build strong relationship
If this exciting and rewarding opportunity is of interest please get in touch now! We are reviewing CV's as they come in. We are happy to discuss the role further and share the full JD.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Job Title - Administrative Assistant (Training and Events)
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 35 hours per week
Salary - £24,890.32 per annum
Location – Based in London, hybrid of office and home working
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramBAAF
We are part of the Coram Group and are the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care. We are also a training provider, publisher, advice line and at the frontline of policy and practice reform.
The CoramBAAF vision is that every child and family has the care and support they need to thrive. Our mission is to support and empower professionals to do the best for children and families who come into contact with adoption, fostering and kinship care. Our values are support, curiosity, ambition and integrity.
Our corporate members in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland represent 94% of all local authorities as well as regional adoption agencies, health and social care trusts, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies, and cover 88% of all children and family social workers.
Our 650+ individual and associate members - comprising lawyers, health professionals, educational institutions, therapeutic and family support services, and more - reflect the nature of our work across adoption, fostering and kinship care. Our members make up the largest network of organisations in this sector.
About the role
Do you get satisfaction from knowing that the work you do makes a difference in the lives of others? Do you enjoy coordinating and administrative processes? Does close attention to detail matter to you? This role plays a key part in the effective coordination and smoothly running of our training and events programme covering a wide range of in person and online courses.
We are a small but busy, dedicated and friendly team. We pride ourselves on working as collaboratively as possible, while also recognising our individual areas of expertise and responsibility.
To find out more and apply for this role, please refer to the job vacancy documents, then click the 'apply now' button below to complete the application. Note that we do not accept CVs.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 18th November 2024 at 12pm
Interview Date: 27th November 2024
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Development Manager (Individual Giving) will focus on increasing donations from individual supporters. Working closely with the Head of Development and CEO, you'll be responsible for growing donation schemes for individual supporters, stewarding major donors, delivering public fundraising appeals and promoting opportunities for supporters to make gifts in wills.
We look to recruit a candidate excited to take responsibility for their own area of work as part of a small team. We will consider strong applicants with previous experience in fundraising / development or transferable skills and knowledge from customer-facing roles in other sectors.
This is a full time permanent position with a minimum of 3 days based on site. We are open to flexible working arrangements including part time working and compressed hours.
TO APPLY please send your CV and a cover letter of no more that 2 sides detailing how you meet the requirements below.
Interviews are expected to take place on 13th and 14th November. Please state in your cover letter if you are unable to interview on these dates
Key duties
- Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of individual supporters
- Plan and deliver a year-round programme of supporter events encouraging donors to engage with our work
- Implement supporter stewardship systems with the aim of retaining and increasing support
- Assist with the planning and delivery of annual individual giving campaigns
- Process and acknowledge donations and Gift Aid claims on CRM system (Spektrix)
- Support with researching and drafting briefing documents for prospect and supporter meetings
- Develop strong internal relationships to help promote the work of the Development team
- Represent the organisation at fundraising sector events
Essential
- Experience of organising events to engage or steward supporters, clients or customers
- Proven track record of successfully managing a portfolio of supporter relationships or customer accounts
- Experience of delivereing supporter or customer journeys leading to increased support and engagement
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Ability to analyse customer feedback
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
This is not an exhaustive list. Please see the JOB PACK for full details
Our commitment to equality and diversity
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our community and helps us to deliver more for our visitors. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities.
Our mission is: To repair, restore and maintain the park and palace for the recreation and enjoyment of the public forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Having launched our new organisation-wide CRM, Salesforce, we now enter a phase of embedding and optimisation. This is a hugely significant and transformative time that provides the opportunity to grow the way we engage with our supporters.
As Database Assistant you will play a crucial role in helping us reach our fundraising targets and delivered excellent supporter experience through your support of the charity’s CRM system, Salesforce. You will have experience or a theoretical understanding of working with data and a CRM system. We are looking for someone who is keen to learn, has an excellent eye for detail, enjoys balancing multiple priorities, and most importantly, loves working with colleagues to deliver exceptional supporter experience and continuous improvements. You will have the ability to shape vital processes within a rapidly growing organisation that is putting data at the centre of its operations.
This role will be known internally as *Database Executive.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Provide 1st Line support for requests received into the team’s ticketing system, triaging all incoming tickets and either resolving, providing self-help guides, or escalating as appropriate.
· Analyse support tickets to identify recurring themes which may suggest changes to Salesforce are required, additional training is necessary, or changes to processes are required.
· Act as our document custodian, ensuring our documentation is always up-to-date and relevant for its purpose and checking in with document owners when a review is needed.
· Create new documents such as ‘How To’ guides to a high standard which are straightforward using non-technical language.
· Establish relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and help them resolve data issues and requests.
· Assist the Database Manager, and Database Officers in improving business processes for the successful and efficient management of supporter data.
· Work with the Database Officers to perform simple ad-hoc imports of data into Salesforce that cannot be processed by automated means.
· Import data using our tool Clarity Data Transform (CDT) and to see errors through to completion by either resolving the problem or escalating where appropriate.
· Support the Database Officers in delivering an ongoing training programme to all employees.
· Other data management tasks from time to time as identified by the Database Manager
What we are looking for:
· Experience of working with data sets, either in a CRM system or Excel-based system.
· Proven ability to work to a high standard and with an excellent eye for detail.
· Experience of providing customer service to customers or users of a system
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· The ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people in a supportive and easy to understand way.
· Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s).
· A creative, positive, and proactive approach to problem-solving
· Good self-awareness with a willingness to learn new skills.
· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £24,500 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 10th November 2024, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 18th November 2024. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2022, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
• 48th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
• 19th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
• 3rd in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Company: Royal Statistical Society
Salary: £28 to 32k pro rata
Location: London/ hybrid
Line manager: RSS Journals Manager
Line management responsibility: None
Term: Permanent, part-time 21 hours per week (flexibility around days and hours worked)
Background:
Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making.
Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We’re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists – wherever they may live.
We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and across the world. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society, and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision making are informed by evidence for the public good.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join the publications team in the Digital and Content department of the Society. Working as part of a friendly, professional team, you will support the Journals Manager who oversees and manages the full journal development and delivery process.
The Journal of the Royal Statistical Society consists of three world leading, peer-reviewed scientific journals of statistics and data science, and we have just launched a new, open access journal – RSS: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. With our 5-year strategy and the focus on impact in all aspects of the Society’s work, this is a great opportunity to get involved in journal delivery and development, and to further develop your experience within journal publishing.
Pension and benefits: Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available.
Location: The RSS office is in central London and currently open twice a week. We offer flexible working arrangements and office attendance is encouraged but not mandatory depending on the role. In person attendance for certain meetings is required (including all staff/team meetings and governance/committee meetings that take place in person). Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required.
Working hours: 21 hours per week (pro-rated). Applications for job shares and flexible working will also be considered.
Holidays: 25 days per annum (pro-rated), plus bank holidays and an additional close down between Christmas and New Year.
Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probation period.
Job purpose:
To support the Journals Manager who oversees and manages the full journal development and delivery process. This includes securing excellent relations with publishers, editors, editorial panels, trustees and authors as well as developing journal strategy in conjunction with many of the same stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
Support and provide administration for the Society’s editorial panels, Journal Webinar Advisory Group, Discussion Meetings Committee and Publications Network
- Proactively support the editors, chair and members of journal committees and groups as directed by the Journals Manager. This involves developing credible relationships with these stakeholders and the publisher and working to support the Journals Manager to facilitate regular meetings, elicit and disseminate papers, reports and analyses prior to meetings and taking notes/writing of minutes
- Coordinate the process of appointing new associate and joint editors as directed by the Journals Manager and update the membership of journal committees and groups in the Society’s CRM system and other repositories
- Design, develop and deliver a programme of journal webinars, working with the Journal Webinar Advisory Group to select papers, invite the authors and agreed discussants, arrange the meeting and rehearsals, and publicise the events
- Work with team members to promote journal content, news, events and innovations to RSS members
Support journal editorial and production processes
- Liaise regularly with the publisher’s editorial office to ensure the smooth running of the journal peer review process and effective support of editors, reviewers, and authors
- Provide support for the journal production process managed by the Journals Manager and delivered by Oxford University Press (OUP), intervening as necessary to ensure reported problems are quickly and effectively resolved
- Provide reports to the Journals Manager and RSS senior management as required on journal activity plans and performance, including regular collection and updating of journal KPIs.
Journal development
- Support the development and delivery of the annual marketing strategy and associated activity planning by OUP and with other RSS management and stakeholders, including the support of marketing and fundraising initiatives
- Support the journals’ continuous development programme, contributing to the identification and implementation of agreed improvements and innovations
- Actively support all aspects of the new journal and its future development
- Review and update the journals publications pages on the Society’s website and the RSS/OUP hub.
- Organise, publicise, deliver and evaluate RSS journal events, specifically the Journal webinar and Discussion Meetings to proactively support the committee membership and stakeholders, upholding the RSS brand and professional reputation
General administration
- Write/update descriptions of processes (Standard Operating Procedures) for which you are responsible and share in relevant organisation folders
Person specification:
Essential
- Knowledge of publication processes, preferably gained through experience working to produce a learned journal
- An understanding of the issues facing peer review journals and an understanding of open-access publishing
- Strong communication and writing skills with high attention to detail, able to communicate confidently and concisely with a wide range of people
- Excellent organisational, coordination and planning skills with the ability to prioritise workload and deliver to deadlines
- Experience of organising meetings including the preparation of agendas, circulation of papers, production of minutes and coordinating actions
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as being part of a high-performing team
- Computer literate (Microsoft 365, Dynamics CRM) and ability to adapt to changes in technology
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively with team members and members of the RSS, many of whom volunteer their services. NB: the RSS has a flexible working policy but some meetings and events involve being present on set dates and times
- Excellent problem resolution skills
- Committed to on-going personal and professional development
How to apply for the role
Please submit your CV and a covering letter to Judith Shorten, RSS Journals Manager, at the email address detailed on our website.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 November.
We may arrange interviews before the deadline has passed.
The covering letter should be a maximum of two sides of A4 and cover why you are interested in the role as well as how you meet the job specific competencies.
Any questions about the role should also be directed to Judith Shorten at the above email. Likewise, if you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email Judith to register your interest.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Foundation and Trust Administrator - Part-time (3 days working broadly office hours)
Location - Home based with occasional travel including to London, Birmingham and Stratford Upon Avon
The Rigby Foundation is the charity of the Rigby Family and their wholly owned family business, the Rigby Group PLC. In 2023, the Trustees appointed an Executive Director, the Foundation’s first member of staff, to support them in setting their future strategy. The Foundation is now a place-based funder, with donations focussed on the West Midlands.
Support is prioritised for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged between eleven years and twenty-five years, and on evidence-based charity programs that enable young people to succeed in education and have the chance of securing meaningful employment.
The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust is Sir Peter’s newly established personal charity. The strategy for the Trust is in development, with current support focussed on partnerships with two leading UK universities.
The Executive Director oversees both The Rigby Foundation and The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust, and is now looking to create a small dynamic team to include a Partnerships Manager and Administrator. The Team will work closely together to ensure that Rigby Foundation funded programs enable the best possible outcomes for young people in the West Midlands, and that The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust facilitates Sir Peter’s giving strategy once this is confirmed.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Rigby Foundation to recruit an Administrator to join this small and growing team.
The role:
This important role will be responsible for supporting administrative systems across both charities, working closely with the Executive Director on the following activities:
- Ensuring all requisite policies and procedures are in place for both charities
- Preparing Board papers and facilitating Trustee meetings
- Assisting with annual statutory reporting and audit processes
- Working with the ED to produce annual budgets
- Administering and processing all donation payments
- Responding to all internal and external requests for information
- Supporting staff matched fundraising
- Supporting Rigby Group staff involvement in Foundation and Trust activities
- Offering broader administrative support to the Executive Director.
The role requires substantial experience of governance, Trustee support, financial admin, managing diaries, meetings and travel as well as offering broader admin support wherever needed.
The person:
The successful candidate will have substantial experience of providing broad administrative support to an organisation ideally in the charity, grant-making or education sector. Helpful, organised and resourceful, this person will be able to juggle multiple tasks, to prioritise effectively and to plan ahead to meet deadlines. A great communicator, this person will also be a real team player, proficient in all MS Office packages including Excel and Powerpoint with solid experience of having worked as a PA or similar type of role.
More broadly, this person will be enthusiastic and committed to the valuable work of both charities.
Do you have the ambition to make a difference to autistic children and young adults?
At Ambitious about Autism, we stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities. This is a great time to join Team Ambitious, as we continue to progress our innovative and exciting plans laid out in our Time for Ambition strategy.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, (S< Assistant) who shares our vision. S< Assistant, you will provide high quality support to the speech and language therapist in Ambitious College, providing services to learner, their families, and staff who access support from the integrated services teams.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working with CYP with autism and learning disabilities
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with autism, learning difficulties and mental health needs
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently under the full clinical oversight and supervision of a speech and language therapist
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with a history of Behaviour that challenges
Please see the full recruitment pack on the link below.
In return, we offer excellent benefits including flexible working, very generous holiday allowances, access to professional developmen and more.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to young people we work with
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
Hours: 35 hours per week, term time only (Monday – Friday 9am- 4.30pm)
Summary of the role
Our successful charity runs pathways which focus on employability and skills for everyday living to help young people, with SEN and learning disabilities to gain confidence and social support, alongside nationally recognised qualifications. Green Corridor requires the skills of an enthusiastic and reliable Teaching Assistant, who can work effectively with our learners who each have their own additional needs. The candidate we require should ideally have experience and/or affinity for working with young adults with Special Educational Needs. The role would involve supporting learners within their subject area, and functional skills, encouraging them to reach their full potential.
Specific duties and responsibilities of the role
Supporting Young People
- To work with the tutor to establish an appropriate learning environment.
- To work with the tutor on lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lesson/work plans as appropriate.
- To monitor and evaluate learners’ responses to learning activities through observations and planned recording of achievement against learning objectives.
- To use specialist skills to support learners’ learning such as PECS, Makaton, symbols and iPads.
- To assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of learning programmes and individual work plans.
- To prepare and assist in the preparation of the classroom, resources and equipment.
- To establish productive working relationships with learners acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
- Communicating with learners with varying degrees of speech and language difficulties, using communicative system/equipment where necessary.
- To promote inclusion and acceptance of all learners within the classroom and across Green Corridor.
- To support learners consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
- To encourage individual learners to interact and work co-operatively with others whilst engaging in activities.
- To promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and acknowledge achievement and self-reliance.
- To provide feedback to learners in relation to progress and achievement and to provide accurate, evidenced and objective feedback and reports to the tutor.
- To be responsible for keeping and updating records with the tutor and other staff, contributing to reviews as requested.
- To liaise with specialists (such as SALT, OT and Physio) and follow their advice for safety, learning and therapy programmes, as appropriate.
Wellbeing and Safeguarding
- Meet with parents and carers as part of maintaining positive relationships and the full implementation of the Green Corridor’s values and ethos.
- To promote Green Corridor’s values, positive attitudes and good learner behaviour, dealing promptly with conflicts and incidents in line with established policies and procedures, encouraging learners to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- To supervise learners on visits, trips and out-of-school activities as required
- To support breaktime/lunches and lunchtime supervision within employed hours
- Administer first aid as appropriate
- To carry out Team Teach/MAPA if required
Professional Development
- To participate in 30 hours CPD per year specific to the needs of learners and Green Corridor, including working towards appropriate qualifications needed to perform your role.
- To keep your own individual Professional Development Plan up to date.
Other duties
- Undertake any other task identified as being necessary to fulfil contract requirements or the requirements of an individual support.
- The post holder will be required to undertake other appropriate activities related to achieving the organisations objectives, as determined by the CEO or your line manager.
Essential person specification
- Level 2 Award in Education and Training or willingness to work towards.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Benefits:Company pension, subsidised lunches, healthcare, gym membership discounts and Employee Assistance Programme.
The Conservative Party are exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell to search for a permanent Accounts Receivable Assistant position.
Reporting into the Financial Controller, the main objective of the Accounts Receivable Assistant is to reinforce strong financial controls and careful management of the Party’s income. This role is ideally suited to someone with some experience in finance or accounts looking to step up or someone who has worked within a conference and events environment in a similar administrative role looking to transition into finance.
Duties will include:
- Coordinating and processing the day-to-day funds raised by the Treasurer’s team in our accounts package Access Financials and donor CRM (Raisers Edge).
- Coordinating and accounting for transactions processed through digital payment solutions.
- Support direct mail fundraising, coordinating the processing of responses and receipts.
- Work closely with these teams to process charges generated from their databases and ensure invoices are raised accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Ensure cash receipts are posted to the appropriate accounts and the appropriate VAT treatment applied.
- Support the account management of key clients; to ensure the booking and billing process is smooth and their commercial experience is seamless.
- Preparation of daily Treasurer’s cash report and weekly income reports for distribution to stakeholders.
- Manage aged debtor balances and the receivables ledger, ensuring that strict procedures are followed to mitigate bad debt through structured debt collection procedures.
- Complete month-end/year-end closure procedures including monthly bank reconciliations.
This position will be based at the Conservative Party’s central Leeds office and requires four days per week of working from their office. Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, with first stage interviews being held on the 6th and 7th of November. You will join a supportive and friendly team and benefit from generous employee benefits including study support!
Essential Criteria:
- A commitment to gaining CIMA / ACCA or a similar finance qualification is essential for this role – study support will be provided!
- Previous experience in accounts and/or finance team or equivalent income generation administrative role within an operations team (ideally having completed the Foundation Stage of a formal finance qualification but this is not essential)
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written
- Exceptional organisational and administrative skills with the ability to work to strict deadlines
- A strong work ethic and willingness to take ownership for wide-ranging responsibilities
- Detail orientated, great numeracy skills and experience using Excel
Please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
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Teaching and Learning Assistant - The Rise School
Full Time
term time only - 8am-4pm
Salary TLA Point 5-8 £22,771-£23,415 (Actual Salary)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic young people? Are you patient, understanding, and eager to provide individualised support? Look no further! We have an incredible opportunity for you to join our dedicated team as a Teaching and Learning Assistant at our renowned school.
The Rise School is an Ofsted ‘Good' registered for pupils with autism aged 4-18 years and at full capacity has 130 pupils in primary and secondary education.
At our school, we believe in fostering a nurturing environment that celebrates the unique abilities and strengths of each learner. As a Teaching and Learning Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping our learner thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. This is a chance to positively impact the lives of extraordinary individuals and make a genuine difference in their journey.
We are looking for empathetic and adaptable individuals, who thrive under pressure and have a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people with a primary diagnosis of Autism, some of whom have other complex needs. You will be keen to use our positive behavioural approach, have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Closing date: Friday 8th November 2024
Interview date- Thursday 14th November 2024
Start Date- January 2025 or sooner
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Apply today and start your exciting career with The Rise School!
We are particularly keen to hear from graduates that see a TLA role as the first step to a career in teaching either mainstream or special. We are part of the West London Teaching School Alliance (WLTSA) and have a strong track record of training primary and secondary teachers in partnership with St Mary's university. There are a number of funding options available to support this. We are happy to provide further details in advance or at interview.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Salary: £26,000 FTE (approx £18,571 pro rata)
Hours: Part time - 25 hours per week
Days and times: Preferably worked across 5 days but to be discussed
Contract: Permanent
Responsible to: Business Improvement Manager
Location: 3 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes UB3 2LW - Age UK HHB operate a hybrid and flexible working policy on successful completion of induction
Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 11th November 2024
Interviews: TBC
We are looking for an enthusiastic administrator to support our central Resources team.
You will need to be comfortable talking to suppliers, contractors and customers whilst also enjoying setting up systems and analysing and sharing information. We are a small team that need to work flexibly to deliver the wide remit that we support.
The role is varied, can be demanding and involves some health and safety but it is enjoyable and fulfilling. The team is supportive and committed and work both independently and collaboratively to deliver simultaneous projects.
If you have strong admin skills, good common sense combined with a problem solving approach and are ready to make a difference, please get in touch!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Teaching and Learning Assistant - The Rise Sixth Form, co-located with West Thames College Isleworth
Full Term term time only - 8.30 to 4.30pm
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic young people? Are you patient, understanding, and eager to provide individualised support? Look no further! Due to growth, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our dedicated team as a Teaching and Learning Assistant at our renowned school.
At The Rise Sixth Form we aim to build aspirations, to inspire and to motivate learners so that they have the opportunity to make the best choices in life and reach their full potential.
All learners at The Rise Sixth Form will have a personalised timetable and will follow an individual learning programme designed to fulfil the aims and ambitions of the learners. Also sixth form learners will learn alongside staff and peers, and will be encouraged to develop their individuality and achieve their potential.
At our school, we believe in fostering a nurturing environment that celebrates the unique abilities and strengths of each learner. As a Teaching and Learning Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping our learners thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. This is a chance to positively impact the lives of extraordinary individuals and make a genuine difference in their journey. When learners are not in lessons located at the West Thames College they will be supported at the sixth form base. Staff will be on hand to help learners prepare for lessons, support with coursework assignments, and help students review their learning and prepare for exams. Learners will also be supported with time management, revision skills, essay writing and exam access and arrangements
We are looking for empathetic and adaptable individuals, who thrive under pressure and have a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people with a primary diagnosis of Autism, some of whom have other complex needs. You will be keen to use our positive behavioural approach, have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Closing date: Friday 8th November 2024
Start Date: January 2025
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 13th November 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Apply today and start your exciting career with The Rise School!
Why join us?
- We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development
- We offer a wide range of wellbeing activities including yoga, cooking classes and zumba
- Competitive annual salary and pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family and personal life
- Free Perkbox subscription offering benefits of particular services at reduced costs
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.